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Musician Aaron Carter, a former child pop star and younger brother of Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter, died in November at the age of thirty-four. Aaron’s untimely passing is one of the more tragic celebrity deaths of 2022. It is also one of the messiest from an...
The North American Securities Administrators Association (“NASAA”) Statement of Policy Regarding the Use of Franchise Questionnaires and Acknowledgments (“NASAA Statement of Policy”) became effective on January 1, 2023. As we discussed in our last blog, the NASAA...
By: Brian LaFratta Over the past few years, Illinois employers have become accustomed to frequent changes in the law. This article summarizes two new employment laws that employers need to be aware of. First, Illinois has enacted the “CROWN (“Create a Respectful and...
On September 18, 2022 the North American Securities Administrators Association (“NASAA”), the association to which state franchise regulators belong, issued a Statement of Policy Regarding the Use of Franchise Questionnaires and Acknowledgments that are commonly used...
Is it a new day for enforcement of the FTC Franchise Rule by the Federal Trade Commission? There have been some recent activities that may indicate that they plan to become more aggressive about enforcement against franchisors for violations of the FTC Franchise...
The typical franchise agreement arrangement between the franchisor and the franchisee is the granting of a single unit franchise whereby the franchisor grants to the franchisee the right to establish and operate a single franchise business at one location or within...
There has been a national trend to limit the enforceability of restrictive covenants, namely non-competition and non-solicitation agreements. In a non-competition agreement, an employee agrees not to compete with the employer for a specified period of time after...
Earlier this year I wrote a blog about Racial Equity. As a female Asian American, I am keenly sensitive to issues of diversity and inclusion. In May I participated in the 21-Day AAPI Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge that the American Bar Association (ABA),...
Recent articles have indicated that there is going to be surge in franchise sales in the next two to three years as we are on our way to coming out of the pandemic. Of course, the pandemic has impacted some franchise systems more than others based on the nature of...
In May, I celebrated 5 years as an Associate Attorney with (formerly Carter & Tani) and 5 years as a franchise attorney. While the learning curve was steep, in these past 5 years I have developed a passion for franchise law and...